Catecholamine Frac Random Urn CATERU

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Catecholamines, Fractionated Random Urine

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Catecholamines Fractionation, Urine

Clinical Info

Clinically, the measurement ofcirculating catecholamines is valuable in the diagnosis of catecholamine secreting tumors associated chiefly with hypertension (pheochromocytomas, neuroblastomas, and gangliomas) and with the evaluation of orthostatic hypotension.

Specimen Type

Urine

Container

Urine Cup

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Urine container
Specimen: 10 mL random urine (5mL min) pH below 3
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Stabilty: 7 Days Room Temperature
                7 Days Refrigerated
               28 Days Frozen
Collection Instructions: After urine collection add 6N HCL to maintain a pH below 3
Urine without preservative is acceptable if pH is below 6 and sample shipped frozen

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Includes: Creatinine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, and Total Catecholamines (calculated)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82384
82570

PDM

5908860

Result Interpretation

Catecholamines, Fract, Random
Urine
Age_______Norepi___Epi______Dopa
Age_____mcg/g Cr_mcg/g Cr_mcg/g Cr
Birth-7 mo__12-286___2-45____107-2180
7 mo-1 yr___19-250___5-45_____96-2441
_1-_2 yrs___25-210___1-49_____86-1861
_3-_8 yrs___20-108___4-32____295-1123
_9-12 yrs___20-_73___1-15____164-_744
13-17 yrs___15-_58___1-10____156-_551
18 y-old age_ 7-_65___2-16_____ 40- 390

Catecholamines, Total (E + NE), Random
Ur
Age_______mcg/g Cr
Birth-7 mos_ 24-322
7 mo-1 yr___10-295
_1-_2 yrs___30-263
_3-_8 yrs___30-130
_9-12 yrs___25-_90
13-17 yrs___20-_70
18 y-old age_ 9-_74
 

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